India News | Gujarat: Girl Dies in Crocodile Attack
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 15-year-old girl was killed on Wednesday by a crocodile when she was washing utensils in a river at a village in Gir West forest division in Gujarat's Junagadh district, a senior official said.
Veraval (Guj), Nov 11 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl was killed on Wednesday by a crocodile when she was washing utensils in a river at a village in Gir West forest division in Gujarat's Junagadh district, a senior official said.
The body of the victim, Hiralben Wagh, has been missing and efforts are on to trace it, said Chief Conservative of Forests (Wildlife), Junagadh, Dushyant Vasavda.
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"The girl was washing utensils in the Machhundri river around 7 am when a crocodile dragged her into water and killed her," he said.
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